Chapter 594 [Offense is the Best Defense]
At the press conference, the reporter asked James to evaluate Wang Jun, but he was cold and didn't know what to say.
When he first entered the league, James felt that Wang Jun was nothing special, he was superior in all aspects, and he didn't regard Wang Jun as an opponent at all.
After two years with the Nets, Wang Jun became a free agent, and James wanted him to join the Cavaliers. At that time, he only regarded Wang Jun as a qualified second master, suitable for assisting him.
Now, James realizes that his biggest enemy to win the title is his friend. With Wang Jun in the East, it will be difficult for him and the Cavaliers to get ahead. Wang Jun's shooting is getting more and more accurate, his skills are outstanding, and his scoring ability has become stronger than him.
James doesn't want to admit that Wang Jun is stronger than himself, and it feels cool to surpass his predecessors, but it's too depressing to be surpassed.
The only way for the Cavaliers to upset the Bulls is for James to keep attacking, scoring and forcing opponents to pack, and then assisting teammates. He could play a lot of iron because of it, or he could play beautiful statistics to lead the team to victory.
Even if he can't win in the end, the data is beautiful, although he is still honored.
If Wang Jun and James were asked to switch teams to lead the Cavaliers, Wang Jun would definitely do so. and Big Z and Vallejo block and dismantle, dodge the opponent's outside arrow figures, and keep attacking without wrapping the clip.
It's a pity that James is not Wang Jun, the two have different personalities, James's Cavaliers lineup last season was average, and there was more reason than Wang Jun to score the scoring title, but he didn't do it.
James prefers a triple-double to a high score, which makes people praise him for his selflessness and his all-roundedness.
In the second game, James chose to reduce his shots at the beginning and actively create opportunities for his teammates. Break through the ball, or pull away to let Bibby and Big Z play the block and dismantle.
Deal with Bibby. Single defense is sufficient.
He wasn't able to get rid of the first step of the interior quickly, and the pull-up jump shot was accurate. Lewis and Chandler are not vegetarians either.
The Cavaliers trailed by 20 points at halftime, and the Bulls' defense was simple, guarding the perimeter and making shots from a distance.
No matter how accurate the big man's mid-range shot is, he can't get the guard, and the big Z can't reach the point where Randolph, West, and Nowitzki use mid-range shots to kill people.
The Bulls attacked as much as possible on the big Z side, and Wang Jun and Hinrich attacked in a misplaced position. The big Z defense is easy to be passed, and if the opponent doesn't come out, he will shoot directly.
In the second half, James made more shots, but he had no good hand and couldn't catch up with the score.
103 to 76. The Bulls won one more game, with three scoring 20+, and James had 17 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists.
Not only did the Bulls lead the score, but the players were psychologically dominant, and Skyles shouted the slogan of winning in an interview.
In the third game, the Cavaliers returned to their home court and still couldn't recover the disadvantage.
They beat the Bulls in the regular season, and now their style of play has been seen through. When attacking, they replicate the Bulls' tactics, with big men covering without the ball on the perimeter. Help the pitcher run to the bottom corner, or from the bottom corner to the line, and catch the ball.
Cover repeatedly, keep pulling away. That's what the bulls are good at. They practice this tactic often in the team, so they naturally have a lot of experience.
Another weakness of the Cavaliers is the mobility of the center.
Although Chandler is not good at mid-range shooting, he can quickly cut through the air after covering. Rush for frontcourt rebounds. Big Z can only stand and wait for the ball to be returned, and the impact is too poor. If you are blocked by the outside line, the threat is greatly reduced.
James was always hesitant between attacking and passing, and this time he played badly. And the shooting rate of the defense was less than 40%, only 19 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.
Falling behind 0-3, everyone knew that the Cavaliers were finished, and eighty percent was another sweep.
The emperor of the United States cannot win the king of China.
Wang Jun scored 25 points in this game, the score was not high, and the victory was solid, he only took 16 shots, hit 9 shots, 5 of 8 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws.
Wang Jun seized the good opportunity, and he passed it to the opponent. In addition, he grabbed eight rebounds and dished out two assists.
Pavlovich was beaten up by Wang Jun on the field, and after covering, Wang Jun was still able to dislocate and withstand Vallejo, Gooden, and Big Z, making the Cavaliers miserable.
In the third game, "Big Mouth" Barkley couldn't help but complain for Wang Jun: "Wang Jun was not selected for the best defensive team, I feel that someone doesn't want him to win the award, and I don't want to see him win all the honors." Every time I broadcast a Bulls game live, I've never seen anyone score in front of him easily, whether it's outside or inside. ”
ESPN was also critical of the selection criteria, with columnist Nicholas saying: "If you look at the past record, very few foreign players have been selected to the All-Defensive Team, and this award is like a homegrown player." The selection is based entirely on the impression of the coaches, and the best defensive team and the best defensive player are the jokes. ”
Nicholas always dared to tell the truth, and also cited some strong evidence to prove his point.
On the pitch, the backbone of the defense is the striker, but the selection rule is that one person must be selected for each position.
So there was a Larry Hughes into the best defensive for a while, which inside cut could Hughes withstand after the block? He can only defend at the back, and he must have teammates to make up for it, otherwise the opponent will easily score when he receives the ball after misalignment.
The same is true for Hinrich to enter the best defensive team, Wang Jun and Luol Deng have better comprehensive ability than Hinrich.
The best defensive selection still depends on the person, and it is difficult for players with particularly good offense to get into the defensive lineup, except for the stars who are highly praised by the league. Duncan often ranks first in defensive efficiency, but has never won the Defensive Player of the Year. Ben Wallace's single defense is average, and he has been the best defender many times.
The data proves that Ben Wallace was blown up when defending O'Neal, Duncan, Garnett, Yao Ming, Webb, Nowitzki and other star insiders. He grabbed a lot of rebounds in the Pistons system, and once he arrived with the Hornets, he became a slightly more athletic Collins.
It is very difficult for foreign players to be selected, and in recent years there is no one else except Kirilenko, and there are few examples in previous history.
Before the start of Game 4, TN*T reporters interviewed Wang Jun after the Bulls' practice and mentioned the defensive lineup.
"Some people say you've got a true pass from Kidd defensively, but you didn't make the All-Defensive Team this season, do you regret it?"
"No regrets." Wang Jun didn't take this honor seriously, and most of his energy was on the offensive end.
The reporter did not give up, and asked: "Then what do you think of your defense?" ”
Wang Jun thought for a moment and smiled: "I think I should be the best defensive player in the league." ”
This answer is really not shocking, he deliberately wanted to make a little joke with the reporter, and the news was nothing.
When the reporter heard it, he became excited, this is big news. "So, do you think the league's selection criteria are unfair?"
As long as Wang Jun criticizes the league's selection criteria, it is enough to attract attention. If Wang Jun thinks that he is better defensively than someone, then he can also take the opportunity to hype up the fact that he sees the selected players as unpleasant or something.
It's a pity that the reporter was wrong, and Wang Jun didn't mean to criticize the selection at all.
He shook his head and smiled, "No, I don't know what the selection criteria are, and I don't care. It doesn't matter if I don't pick me, anyway, the team's record is here, and I've already won two MVPs. I consider myself the best defensive player because I think the offense is the best defense! ”
PS (To be continued.) )